Explore the Family Name Diouf

The meaning of Diouf

West African (Senegal): from the name of the Diouf clan of the Serer people, of unexplained etymology.

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How common is the last name Diouf in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Diouf has significantly grown from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 74,675th most popular and increased to the 32,438th position by 2010, signifying a leap of 56.56%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 241 in 2000 to 709 in 2010, marking an overwhelming increase of 194.19%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Diouf per 100,000 population amplified from 0.09 to 0.24 during this decade, indicating a growth rate of 166.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,675	#32,438	56.56%
Count	241	709	194.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.24	166.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Diouf

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Diouf underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals carrying this surname identified as Black, increasing slightly from 89.63% in 2000 to 93.94% in 2010. The percentage of Diouf identifying as White experienced a modest increase of 16.90%, moving from 2.90% to 3.39%. However, the representation of this surname within those identifying as two or more races declined significantly by 68.65%, going from 5.39% to 1.69%. Similarly, the Hispanic representation also decreased by 52.17%, from 2.07% to 0.99%. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.63%	93.94%	4.81%
White	2.9%	3.39%	16.9%
Two or More Races	5.39%	1.69%	-68.65%
Hispanic	2.07%	0.99%	-52.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%